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Education and Outreach

The National Weather Service (NWS) in Tallahassee maintains a very active educational outreach program. This includes both visiting schools and inviting students to the office to view office technology and see first-hand how a meteorologist prepares a forecast. WFO Tallahassee personnel have presented general topics on weather to elementary school students; performed as science fair judges in middle schools; conducted in-depth reviews of aviation weather at a high school ROTC program; and lectured to college students at Florida State University on life as a forecaster in the NWS and many other office programs. Many students and teachers are unaware of the varied resources available from NOAA, various other federal agencies, the American Meteorological Society and sundry private sources. The following is a list of easily available outreach resources geared to all school levels and used by this office. This page will be updated monthly and we welcome any suggestions or additions. If you have any questions or would like to arrange an outreach activity please contact Ron Block at ron.block@noaa.gov or call (850) 942-8833 during normal business hours.

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WFO Brownsville Weather Classroom www.srh.noaa.gov/bro/class.htm
WFO Amarillo Links for Kids www.srh.noaa.gov/ama/education/educate_new1.htm
WFO Cleveland Education Page www.erh.noaa.gov/cle/education/edu.html
WFO Raleigh Classroom Weather www.erh.noaa.gov/rah/education
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SE Regional Climate Center Education Center www.sercc.com/education/education.html

Other NWS Resources
Playtime for Kids http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/reachout/kidspage.shtml
Interactive Weather Information Network weather.gov/

Other Federal Government Educational Resources

NASA For Kids Only Kids.earth.nasa.gov
NASA S'COOL Summer 2001 Workshop asd-www.larc.nasa.gov/SCOOL/
Other NASA Education Material http://nasadaacs.eos.nasa.gov/index.html
Even more NASA Education Links education.nasa.gov/
FEMA for Kids - Safety Rules www.fema.gov/kids/
USGS Education Pages water.usgs.gov/education.html

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U. Cal. Irvine K-12 Lesson Plans www.martindalecenter.com
U. of Illinois WW2010 Project ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/
FSU-Explores www.met.fsu.edu/explores/
Penn State Weather Q & A weather.psu.edu/weather/qapg/index.html
Plymouth State Cloud Boutique vortex.plymouth.edu/clouds.html
Plymouth State - Here Comes the Sun vortex.plymouth.edu/sun.html

American Meteorological Society Resources

AMS Homepage www.ametsoc.org/AMS/
Careers in Meteorology www.ametsoc.org/AMS/pubs/careers.html
Project Datastreme www.ametsoc.org/dstreme/

Other Resources

Foundation for Water/Energy Education - Hydrologic Cycle www.fwee.org/hlogic.html
Red Cross Disaster Safety Guides www.redcross.org/services/disaster/
Science Fair Info. www.scifair.org
Canadian Science Fair Homepage www.stemnet.nf.ca

Abbreviations

FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency
NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NCDC: National Climatic Data Center
NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NSSL: National Severe Storms Laboratory
NWS: National Weather Service
UCAR: University Center for Atmospheric Research
USGS: United States Geological Survey
CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


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